tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post8006475258862271358..comments2023-10-03T17:41:04.870+08:00Comments on Frugal Introvert's Diary: Why Heart Ware Shortcomings Result in SG Airline Companies Being Trashed by AirAsiaXianlonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126812922321444916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-46909572917975186432014-11-25T05:27:05.712+08:002014-11-25T05:27:05.712+08:00Hi there,
The only thing we can do now is to keep...Hi there,<br /><br />The only thing we can do now is to keep our voices loud on the internet to preserve an alternative history. The governments no longer have monopoly to writing history like they did in the past. Who knows? A few generations down, with our alternative history, the young and adventurous may overthrow the incumbent in more than one way.<br /><br />Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561507381768161945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-14817637258133164402014-11-24T20:19:45.237+08:002014-11-24T20:19:45.237+08:00To Cagey Tan, thank you so much for your perspecti...To Cagey Tan, thank you so much for your perspective on this matter. I too have given up on the hopes of the incumbent being replaced. A really hopeless situation Singaporeans are in. Sad. Just sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-44318336942575979082014-11-24T16:39:55.612+08:002014-11-24T16:39:55.612+08:00Hi there,
Sorry this is my third time trying to r...Hi there,<br /><br />Sorry this is my third time trying to reply to this.<br /><br />A self-introduction first. I'm nearly mid-40s, went to a top-brand boys' school and ultimately graduated from NUS Engineering. Have worked for more than 18 years and belonging to the mid-upper income group. You can say I'm a product of the system, except I have left the Matrix for Melbourne, Australia since last July.<br /><br />I probably swallowed the red pill when I was in JC2, being in the company of other "fellow elites" and started feeling uncomfortable about being an "elite", if ever one felt that way at that age. Slogged through NS (started counting down on Enlistment Day) and totally detested what NS stood for.<br /><br />Anyway, to cut the chase, I find many similarities in our views of what is happening in Singapore and I've even learned a couple of things reading your blog! Cheers!<br /><br />With regards to the relationship between "retired generals" and "GLCs", I will even go as far as saying that the many ills that we see in Singapore culture currently are spawned from SAF (or NS - the boundary is very blurred) directly or indirectly - such as porlumpar, chao keng take cover, self-centredness/selfishness, kiasi kiasu, wayang, etc.<br /><br />However, I am not as optimistic as you with regards to Singapore's future as I don't see how PAP can ever lose power without destroying the ability for Singapore to function properly. Look at the complicated labyrinth of (incestuous) relationships among PAP, PA, GLCs, civil service, press and mass media, judiciary, military, law and order, and even certain seemingly private companies. Trust me, the level of infiltration by PAP in these organizations is much more than you and I can ever imagine. Witness how PA is still "running" Aljunied GRC even though WP won the election. Extrapolate this to the entire Singapore and you can start to see why PAP will never lose power. The people may be ready to have a new party to rule them, but Singapore is not ready and will never be ready because the incumbents have (deliberately) chosen not to set up a framework for a proper succession-planning, unlike other countries. I have given these issues much thought and as a result drawn my conclusion about Singapore. I don't see how it can happen and will not raise any unnecessary hopes about it as much as I hate PAP.<br /><br />Anyhow, thanks for the blog. I'm too lazy to be maintaining one, but would not mind hanging around here to discuss with like-minded comrades once in a while.<br /><br />Take care and keep up the good work!<br /><br /><br /><br />CagedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561507381768161945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-42531461225870587252014-11-18T22:01:38.756+08:002014-11-18T22:01:38.756+08:00Thks for the mention Frugal Introvert.
I concur ...Thks for the mention Frugal Introvert. <br /><br />I concur totally with your goodself and Winking Doll . I'm resigned to the sad reality. Hopefully we will gradually change and progress over time but I doubt it will happen during our lifetime. Gintai_昇泰https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766957906463883192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-1661407495762946302014-11-18T10:23:09.091+08:002014-11-18T10:23:09.091+08:00Hi Frugal Introvert,
Thanks for the kind mention....Hi Frugal Introvert,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind mention. <br /><br />Yes, I also find that the "elite" attitude in Singapore is “用完了,不听话了就滚蛋." And I agree with you that for innovation and a creative culture to take root, a tolerance to "不听话" folks (i.e. folks whose nature will not conform with the norms) is important. I see more of such tolerance in B.C., Canada where I'm currently residing.<br /><br />Btw, IMHO, the “用完了,不听话了就滚蛋." seems to be often held by folks who have links to and/or support the incumbent political leaders in Singapore. I was educated in a rather branded secondary school where lots are "molded" (a.k.a. "brainwashed" and/or co-opted into the "system") that those beneath them are disposable -- i.e. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee_Shu_Min_elitism_controversy" rel="nofollow">"if you are not successful, it is your own fault; systemic disadvantage has nothing to do with it"</a> and (some who will share this opinion off-the-record) "these losers should just die off". <br /><br />Despite their obvious intellect, such folks are so ingrained in their ideology that they refuse and/or are unable to consider that others may face a different reality. E.g.When I express my views that differs from a former acquaintance on FB, she had to stoop to ad-hominem attacks to uphold her world-view and support her minister friend. Needless to say, after 3 chances, I strike her off my list of FB friends. It is one thing to disagree and argue vigorously (which I do with several friends), it is another thing to stoop to under-the-belt attacks. Unfortunately, my observation and opinion is that a significant group of those from that privileged background (e.g. that school brand) who are doing "well" financially in their lives, do not and/or will not see a need for change. Therefore, my 2 cents suggestion (to folks who ask) is to move-on personally (i.e. seek ways to emigrate), rather than to be the egg that hits itself against the rock. Click <a href="http://gintai.wordpress.com/2013/10/20/reflections-on-my-termination/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://thehearttruths.com/2014/11/10/i-am-tired-i-do-not-know-if-i-can-still-carry-on-the-flight-if-its-just-me/" rel="nofollow">here</a> for examples of folks who choose to be the sacrificial "eggs". After all, if talented folks like JBJ, CSJ, Chaim See Tong, the Operation Spectrum detainees have tried but failed, what makes one think one is more talented and/or luckier than them?<br />http://winkingdoll.blogspot.ca/2013/04/brunch-with-former-bureaucrats.html<br /><br />Cheers, WD.Winking Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045187430930181570noreply@blogger.com